Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 20) — Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar has ordered an investigation into the death of a doctor and former mayoral candidate in Abra province who was gunned down in her own home.
Eleazar on Monday said he has directed local police to form a special task group to expedite the probe into the killing of Dr. Amor Trina Dait, who ran for mayor of Pilar town during the 2019 elections.
“On behalf of the men and women of the PNP, ipinapaabot ko ang taos-pusong pakikiramay sa medical community at sa pamilya ni Dr. Amor Trina Dait,” the PNP chief said in a video message.
“Tinitiyak ko sa inyo na personal kong tututukan ang kasong ito,” he added.
[Translation: On behalf of the men and women of the PNP, I am extending my deepest condolences to the medical community and to the family of Dr. Amor Trina Dait. I assure you that I will personally pay close attention to this case.]
Dait, a resident doctor of La Paz District Hospital, was shot inside her own residence in Barangay Poblacion in Pilar at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to police.
Authorities have yet to identify the assailant.
